What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Carriage House. Previously used as quarters for American Officers during WWII, a High School for girls during the early days of the last century and as the John White Training School for girls from Ammanford, Wales. Recorded plaque organisation: Higham Ferrers Town Council.
The Carriage House served multiple educational and military functions, including housing American officers during World War II and serving as a high school for girls in the early 20th century, reflecting its adaptive reuse in community education and wartime support.
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